The Spurs formally added Jim Boylen to their staff Friday, tabbing the former Indiana assistant to fill Mike Budenholzer's spot on the team's coaching roster, if not his role as lead assistant.

That job will go to Brett Brown, general manager R.C. Buford said, provided Brown doesn't get one of the head-coaching jobs that remain up for grabs.

Brown, 52, has been linked to openings in Denver, Philadelphia and Boston. The Nuggets' post has since been filled by Brian Shaw, and Buford indicated that reports Brown had accepted the 76ers' job were premature.

A member of coach Gregg Popovich's staff since 2002, Brown began his tenure in San Antonio as a player development coach before being promoted to the bench in 2006-07. He also has been the head coach of the Australian national team, leading the Boomers to a quarterfinals finish at the 2012 London Olympics.

Brown is the longest-tenured assistant left on Popovich's bench after Budenholzer became coach in Atlanta.

The Spurs filled their vacancy with Boylen, who has 27 years of coaching experience, including 17 at the NBA level. He spent the past two seasons working under Frank Vogel in Indiana.